Combined shade-roller and curtain-supporting bracket



J. N. GAU ZENHUBER.

COMBINED SHADE ROLLER AND CURTAIN SUPPORTING BRACKET. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16. 1920.

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JOHN N. GA'UZENHUBER, 0F ALTQONA, PENNEYLVANIA.

COMBINED SHADE-ROLLER AND CUETAIN-SUP?ORTING BRACKET.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

Application filed February 16, 1920. Serial No. 359,118.

To all whom i2; may concern p it known that 1, JOHN N. vl-AUZEN- rrunnn, citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Shade Rollers and Curtain Supporting Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in combined shade and curtain fixtures and has for its primary object improved means for attaching the blind and curtain fixtures to the window frame in such manner that the frame of the window is not mutilated as is usually the case when several blinds and curtains of different lengths are attached to the window at different times by different occupants of the house.

rlnother object of this invention 18 to provide means for attaching the curtain fixtures directly to the window blind bracket without the necessity of securing the said fixture to the window casing.

A further object is to provide asimple, durabla and adjustable window fixture that is readily applicable to windows of different width, thus greatly facilitating the fitting and hanging of blinds and curtains from window casings.

l Vith these and other objects in view which will be more readily apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully pointed out illustrated and claimed.

It will be readily understood by those skilled. in the art to which this invention belongs that the same is susceptible to some structural change or modification without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, but a preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved window fixture.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fixture shown in Fig. 1 showing in additioiu the curtain rods andv the blind and blind roller in position.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of my improved window fixture showing the same attached to a window casing.

Figf l is an elevation of the supporting bracket used in connection with the blind supporting fixture for holding the curtain rod attachment.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

Fig. 6 includes front and edge views of the curtain rod attachment used in connection with the bracket shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings.

In carrying the present invention into effect it is proposed to provide a main support 1 consisting of the adjustably connected members 2 and 3 respectively provided at opposite ends thereof with the off-set arms 42 and 5 for suoporting and suspending the shade roller S. This main support may be attached to the window frame by any suitable and convenient means and carries at opposite ends thereof the curtain supporting brackets designated generally as B.

The said curtain supporting brackets B are preferably of angular formation and essentially comprise a body portion doubled upon itself to provide the opposite leaves 6 and 7 which are held against spreading by the ears 8 struck up from the rear leaf 6. The front leaf 7 is provided with the vertical slots 9 and the terminal end 10 thereof is bent at right angles to form the arm engaging clamp 11 adapted to have a supporting engagement with one of the off-set arms of the main support. One of the novel and distinctive features of the invention is the provision of a novel curtain rod carrying member designated generally as 12 and having the spaced rod carrying projections 13 located on one face thereof. This rod sup porting member 12 is of stamped metal and the projections 13 are so formed as to provide a slot 14 which gives the said projec tions sufiicient resiliency to enable them to have a tight frictional fit where they telescope into the open ends of the curtain rods R.

In assembling the fixture for use, the relatively adjustable members 2 and 3 of the main support 1 are placed in position by using a. screw having an L-shaped head for holding the support to the window casing. In other words the L-shaped screw is first applied to the casing and the arms 11 and 12 placed between the head of the screw and the casing. When the main support 1 is in position the clamp members 11 of the curtain supporting brackets B may be placed over the forward ends of the arms 4. and 5 to support the said brackets B without nails or other fastenings. The blind or shade roller S may then be placed in position on the armsit and 5 and the rod: supporting vmembers 12 are fitted into the ends of the rods R in a telescopic fashion Whereupon the said member 12 may be fitted into the pocket or space between the leaves 6 and carries the opposite off-set members 4e and 5 for supporting the roller curtain or shade, while at the same time the said off-set members or arms at and 5 constitute rails or guides for receiving the clamp ends 11 of the curtain rods B which may be of the type and arrangement shown. By reason of the fact that the brackets B are supported by the off-set members 4t and 5, no special fasteningmeans is necessary ior securing these members in position. Thus the necessity of mutilating the window frame by fase tenings for this part of the device is eliminated. V

Another novel and distinctive feature of the invention is the provision of the pocket or, slot in the bracket B for receiving the plate or body portion of the rod coupling member12:

Without further description it is believed that the features and advantages of the invention Will be readily apparent, and it will of course be understood that changes in the form, proportion and details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A device of the class described including a support, a curtain supportingbracket consisting of a body having one end thereof formed into a clamp for engaging a part of said support, and the said body being also body doubled. upon itself to provide a space between the opposite leaves thereof, and one of said leaves being formed with vertical slots while the end thereof is formed into a clamp for engaging with the said oflset arm of the support, a rod carrying member having projecting rod engaging members and adapted to fit between the leaves of the body of the curtain supporting bracket whereby said projections may slide into said slots, and curtain rods adapted to be carried by said projections.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my.

signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN N. GAUZENHUBER.

.Witnesses N. E. GEE,

ADAM LEAKE. 

